18 May 2012 Last updated at 16:24 ET By Claire Heald BBC 2012 Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. David Beckham used a London 2012 torch to light a cauldron The Olympic flame has landed in the UK ready for the London 2012 torch relay after being flown from Athens, Greece....
Join me from 9pm as the candidates try to put the fizz into English sparkling wine Good evening, and welcome to The Apprentice Week 9 Liveblog! Tonight our teams are re-inventing the English sparkling wine industry, which apparently rivals champagne in quality, but not in market dominance. So basically...
15 May 2012 Last updated at 14:49 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Charlie Brooks said his wife, Rebekah, was the victim of a ”witch-hunt” Rebekah Brooks has expressed anger after she was charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice over the phone-hacking inquiry. Her husband, Charlie, three...
A recruitment ad warns that you’ll need ‘a very thick skin’ if you want to be one particular model’s PA. So what might other celebrity job specs look like? Recruitment site Entertainmentcareers.net recently posted an ad for a supermodel’s PA. The caveat: that all applicants need “a very thick...
It began as a one-off look at how the class system defined the hopes and aspirations of British children. Now, almost half a century later, the Up series has evolved into one of the world’s great documentary projects. But how have these films affected the lives they follow? Seven...
5 May 2012 Last updated at 08:39 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. David Cameron: ”I’m delighted with the result, it was based on his record” Prime Minister David Cameron has said he is “delighted” with Boris Johnson’s re-election as London mayor. He said the Conservative candidate fought “a very...
4 May 2012 Last updated at 16:28 ET Conservative Boris Johnson has a narrow lead after 12 out of 14 constituency results in the London mayoral race. The BBC predicts the current mayor will have a 3% lead in first preferences over Labour’s Ken Livingstone. That means the second preferences of the rest of...
2 May 2012 Last updated at 12:51 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Robin Williams, family solicitor: “We are disappointed at MI6 for failing to make relevant documents available” MI6 officer Gareth Williams was “on the balance of probabilities” unlawfully killed, coroner Fiona Wilcox has said. In a narrative verdict,...
24 April 2012 Last updated at 12:08 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The body of Gareth Williams was found locked in the bag in the bath of his London flat Specks of unexplained DNA were found on the holdall containing the curled-up body of MI6 spy Gareth Williams, his...
Stars of the stage gather at the Royal Opera House in London for awards recognising excellence in professional theatre
